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• Diesel/auto estate -suggestions please! 3 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Will be needing to change my corolla at the start of summer to something that will tow a large 4 berth caravan.... Needs to be an estate, and probably on the large side, I checked out kerbweights/towing limits of primera/avensis size cars and they are approaching 100% of the caravan max weight - Caravan Club recommend only towing 85% of weight of car, and def. not more than 100% of car weight.
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  Would you buy a diesel car? 1 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  If you were looking for a new or newish SUV with a view to keeping it over ten years, would you still buy a diesel?
• Peugeot 308 SW 2.00 Hdi - Peugeot 308 2.0 HDi Cutting out for over 6 months 19 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  2009 308 2.0 HDi wifes car bought last summer cuts out but would start again after a few minutes this happened a lot of times but no pattern hours to weeks Diagox no faults at all tested several times lately is has been worse had to tow it home but always started the next day till last week flattens the battery trying to start it took and charged overnight refitted then started then yesterday it would not start so towed it home again charged battery then started again.
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  How reliable is the auto box in the Volvo V60? 16 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have been offered a friend's Volvo V60 D5 automatic. The car has covered 45,000 miles and is used to tow a caravan. Am I buying into problems for te...
• MK 3 Mondeo 2.0 Diesel Auto - Torque Converter and Brakes issues 26 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Hi,   I have recently bought a 05 Mondeo Auto 110K  I have noticed while towing I am getting a lot of shudder in the car  ( like running over cattle grid/ or about to stall) when towing the car. It seems to be around 55mph, Revs just under 2000mph.  It happens occasionally when driving the car normally.
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  1.0 Ecoboost, or 1.6 Ecoboost? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in the Ford C-Max. I do not do more than 8k miles per annum and will not tow a trailer. Would you recommend the 1.6T or 1.0T 125 PS ecoboost...
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  Is there a bigger Ford pickup than the Ranger? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Can you tell me if there are two Ford pickup trucks on the market? I was travelling on the A25 when an enormous Ford pickup truck passed me, I thought...
• Daewoo Korando - Jerky Auto Transmission 27 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  The car is used only to tow a horse trailer and hasn't even done that for a few months, so I don't want to spend a lot on it but equally don't want to scrap it. The handbook says that the auto transmission and filter should never need its fluid changed.
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  Are cars stopped on the hard shoulder of a motorway at immediate risk? 5 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A friend recently attended a Speed Awareness Course and said that they had been told the average time stopped on a motorway hard shoulder before being...
• VW Golf MK6 - VW Golf MK6 clutch problems 19 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  The car has just done 20000 miles when on Tuesday the car lost all gears all of the sudden. It was towed to the garage and the outcome is that the pressure relief plate has overheated and to replace it is going to cost just under £1000. This should not happen on a car of this age that is well looked after.
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  Ticking over a turbo to cool it down 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Recently purchased a Ford Mondeo turbo diesel and cannot recall how long to tick over after a run. Could you please advise.
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  Towbar Electrics 2 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'm fitting a towbar & electrics to my Ford C-MAX 1.6 zetec petrol 2008 reg. Very confused on electrics! Is by-pass relay good enough or should I fit car...
• 4x4 owners - tell us your snow experiences? 9 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Did you have to get towed out a ditch by a Toyota Aygo??
• Towing Nose weights and cycle carriers 31 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I just want to make sure that I understand something correctly. We are thinking of down sizing from a large estate car to a small car as we only really...
• New Van ? 29 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Most of my driving consists of very windy lanes and inclines coupled with farm trafic plus the odd motorway trip, so aceleration and tourque is a must. curently I am towing 1.5 tons with the isuzu however the extra space the van will provide should not make towing so frequent. I have driven hire SWB transit 280s and citroen relays and found both severly underpowered.
• New Mondeo as towcar - GrahamM 15 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone have any experience of towing with these two engines, please? One other point; HJ mentioned some time ago that early models had front seat problem - not kind to the coccyx, and plastic pins protruding through the padding. Any advice on what registrations/production runs to avoid here, please?
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 14-09-2019 Part 2 15 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  Re. Government Advice The towing limits for the current RAV4 hybrid are: FWD unbraked 750Kg, braked 800Kg AWD unbraked 750Kg, braked 1650Kg
• Toyota Avensis - Cycle carrier for Toyota Avensis? 6 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend a good (2) cycle carrier for my 2007 Avensis hatchback please (no tow bar fitted)? Up to £100, preferably. What does Mr T charge for this accessory? Cheers
• Mondeo 2001 tddi - part identification? 1 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  just had someone reverse into my mondeo ,heres the bit you could help with please,whats the bar called which is in front of the intercooler,the guys tow bar went and bent it into the intercooler....is it front subframe????cheers.....
• Caravan world speed record. 28 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I had to post this! Hehe - 128.8 mph towing a caravan - I reckon I could beat that. Charlie can I borrow your M5 mate? www.mrbg03219.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/caravan1.mpg Its about a 600k download. Enjoy